Here we take a simple walk through Article Three of the Texas Constitution. We'll just try to make sense of its 67 sections and 20,000 or so words.
Goals: After reading the material, be ready to answer questions about the following:
- What is the basic function of the Texas Legislature?
- Why is this article so long and detailed?
- What does the Texas Constitution say about the basic design of the Texas House and Senate?
- Who has represnted the ACC district in the legislature?
- What aspects of the bill making process are detailed in the Texas Constitution?
- What aspects of the powers of the Texas Speaker and Lieutenant Governor are established in the Constitution and what parts are established in House and Senate rules?
- Be able to answer questions about quorum, vacancies, individual legislators, legislative pay, redistricting, and the bill making process, among others.
Description:
Here we take a simple walk through Article Three of the Texas Constitution. We'll just try to make sense of its 67 sections and 20,000 or so words.
Goals: After reading the material, be ready to answer questions about the following:
- What is the basic function of the Texas Legislature?
- Why is this article so long and detailed?
- What does the Texas Constitution say about the basic design of the Texas House and Senate?
- Who has represnted the ACC district in the legislature?
- What aspects of the bill making process are detailed in the Texas Constitution?
- What aspects of the powers of the Texas Speaker and Lieutenant Governor are established in the Constitution and what parts are established in House and Senate rules?
- Be able to answer questions about quorum, vacancies, individual legislators, legislative pay, redistricting, and the bill making process, among others.